Blamont Memorial

550 Squadron Lancaster LM455

F/O Roche and crew

The following crew members were killed when 550 Squadron Lancaster LM455/BQ-T was lost:

• F/O P M Roche RCAF (P)
• Sgt P A O Adams (F/Eng)
• F/O R W Archer RCAF (Nav)
• F/O D Rudd (A/B)
• F/O S G Spakowski (W/Op)
• F/O R F Calderhead (MU/AG)
• F/O E T Meaker (R/AG)

The entry on the 550 Squadron Roll of Honour is available here.

For more information about the crew see the F/O Roche crew web-page.

The crew are all buried in the Blamont Communal Cemetery and are remembered on a memorial.

Ceremony VE Day 2019

A selection of photographs from the commemoration ceremony in Blamont, France on VE Day 2019.

Many thanks to Paula Jefferies (daughter of F/O Donald Rudd (A/B)) for making the pictures available.

Click on individual pictures to view the larger image.

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